Norm Nathan's Vault of Silliness with Tony Nesbitt

Welcome back dear friends of the Silly. Today brings us a DBG from November 25th, 1994

Everyone is in fine form here so it’s a good one to listen to while you’re prepping your Thanksgiving dinner.

This will be provocatively titled: Two Virgins and A Doctor

Players:

Angela in Holbrook

Hank from Baltimore, MD

Anne in Portland, ME

Keith Shields producing and playing in Studio

Jack Harte in Traffic

Mike Epstein newsroom producing

Bdays:

Joe DiMaggio

John Kennedy, Jr.

Ricardo Montalban

Amy Grant

Kathryn Crosby

Bucky Dent

John Laroquette

Date in History:

In what year did the first football play-by-play radio broadcast occur?

Ep 263, Two Virgins and A Doctor gently examines its way to your ears in 3, 2 and 1.

A DBG from November 24th, 1994 graces the airwaves again with the title: Trending the Buck(ley…Jr)

And speaking of birthdays…A very happy one to my sister from another mister, Norm’s first born, Sonja Nathan Bradstreet!

Now back to our regularly scheduled program already in progress.

Players:

Jenny in Plymouth

Joe from Revere

Addie in Everett

Judy from PA

Mike Epstein in studio

Keith Shields producing and playing in studio

Jack Harte in Traffic

Bdays:

Oscar Robertson

William Buckley, Jr.

John Lindsay

Pete Best

Garson Kanin

11/27

Eddie Rabbit

Buffalo Bob Smith

Robin Givens

Please check out the links for ways to support the show. I DO thank YOU.

Ep 262, Trending the Buck(ley…Jr), clenches its way to your ears, now.

Welcome back all you lovers of the Silly. The next three eeks will feature DBG from the same date in consecutive years. Hang on…maybe the last week is off by a day, but I get high marks for trying.

Today is from November 24th, 1993, and will be titled: Bad Reception and Bad Jokes 

The upcoming week’s will be November 24th, 1994 and November 25th, 1994. Well, at least that’s what the dates on the cassette read. It can change once my copious-note-taking-while-listening reveals a different date and/or year.

Players:

Elsa from ME

Pete in Lawrence

Dorothy from Hyde Park

Tony playing in Studio but maybe not producing

Mike Epstein playing in Studio and may be producing

Jack Harte is definitely in Traffic

Bdays:

Oscar Robertson

Pete Best

William F. Buckley Jr.

Garson Kanin

John Lindsay

Stanley Livingston

Dates in History:

In what year did DB Cooper jump out of a plane with more than $200k? 

What year did Don Kirschner’s Rock Concert debut on TV?

Ep 261, Bad Reception and Bad Jokes, winces its way to your ears in 3,2 & 1.

Welcome to Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness as we begin our SIXTH year! It truly is hard to believe. It’s a slow burn but we are spreading the good times all over the world. Here’s to another year of making people smile and laugh.

Speaking of the world:

The Ukraine and Iraq have successfully sought out some silly and have joined the list of listeners here in the Vault of Silliness.

Vitayu and dyakuyu, Ukaraine! And ‘ahlan ‘āmel ‘eīh to Iraq!

And I would be remiss if I didn’t thank John for buying me a bunch of coffee. He used to listen to the Show when he was knee-high to a grasshopper (a teenager really) and is happily back in The Teen Canteen! Great to have you here, John!

What shall grace the interwebs today? How about a DBG from November 5th, 1994 which is titled:

Little Orphan Norman

Players:

Kristin from Dorchester

Lorraine in Baltimore, MD

Ronni from Marshfield

Joe in Brighton

Brian Mckinley producing and playing in studio

Jack Harte from Traffic

Bdays:

Roy Rogers

Ike Turner

Paul Simon

Tatum O’Neal

Andrea McCardle

Peter Noone

Bill Walton

Elke Summer

Ep 260, Little Orphan Norman, adopts its way to your ears…now.

This episode of Norm Nathan’s Vault of Silliness debuts on October 29th, 2025, which is the 29th anniversary of Norm’s passing which was on October 29th, 1996.

In keeping with that theme how about a DBG from October 29th, 1994? I don’t plan these things. Sometimes the universe works in mysterious ways. Keep sending those signs, Big Guy. I’ve got three recent examples to share on Patreon soon. One, was a wild one that you cannot explain as coincidence. So, if you’re interested in reading about them and other posts I’ve made, let your fingers do the walking over to Patreon, check them out and I will thank you here in advance.

The title of this episode will be: Two Betty’s a Brinkley and a McKinley

I used the B29 Superfortress as a thumbnail because of all the 29 references I mentioned earlier. And because Norm is always da bomb.

Players:

John in…I don’t know

Betty from Amsterdam, NY who will from here on be known as Greenie

Addie in Everett

Betty from Fish Kill, NY

Brian McKinley producing and playing in studio

Jack Harte from Traffic

Bdays:

Richard Dreyfuss

Kate Jackson

Winona Ryder

Melba Moore

Bill Mauldin

Events!

In what year did Gimbal’s Dept Store sell the FIRST ballpoint pen for the princely sum of $12.95?!

What was the year that Black Tuesday, the Stock Market Crash that began The Great Depression occur in?

In what year did the Huntley/Brinkley Report debut on TV?

Ep 259, Two Betty’s a Brinkley and a McKinley, broadcasts its way to your ears in 3, 2 & 1.

Salamatsynarby: How do you do? To Kyrgyzstan! The Silliness is spreading and that’s a good thing.

AND a very Happy Birthday to the Queen of Cassettes, The Titaness of Tape, The Recording Ranger herself, Joan from Tewksbury! She is the provider of at least 90% of these episodes you’ve listened too. So, let’s all take a moment to thank her for her loving dedication to the silly and Uncle Norm. Love you, Joan.

This classic is from October 27th, 1991, which I’ve titled: Over-MAY-dulated

Players:

Maryellen in Braintree

May from Boston

Constance

Jan from the Shenandoah Valley, VA

I’m producing and on the phone from MC

Matt Phipps in Traffic

Bdays with ALL the music and sfx:

Fred DeCordova

Theresa Wright

Ralph Kiner

H.R. Haldeman

John Cleese

Nanette Fabray

Which will we choose next…

Carrie Snodgrass or

Ruby Dee or

Simon Le Bon

Commercials:

Gold Bond

Keep It In our Sneaker

The Resolve Stop Smoking Kit

And a new one: 1-900-Auto-ABC

Ep 258, Over-MAY-dulated, perforates your eardrums, now.

There are A LOT of languages in Nigeria, our latest country added to the analytics, but I’ll go with the following: Ẹ ǹlẹ́!, Bawo ni, Ndewo and How far? Just to name a few greetings.

Today we have a DBG from October 17th, 1993 which is titled: I’m a Fun Guy

This was a bittersweet time for Norm and me as there were shift changes and I was offered to be the full-time, in-studio producer for David Brudnoy. David and I had worked together quite a bit but it was on a fill-in basis. That meant that Norm and I would not be together all weekend long. I would still book all his guests, join in on the phone and in studio when I could and continue to work with him outside with the Old Time Radio show we would do around the area. It was hard for me to tell him without choking up but he understood I had to keep following my radio dreams and be full time (only to be lose that later and get thrown back to a part time weekend (silver lining, Norm and I were back together) and some weird 2-5 am shift on Friday and Saturday mornings. I won’t get into why this happened at this time so I’ll leave this discussion with a cliffhanger! 

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Lastly, my obligatory reminder to support the show if you can.

Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee and Castos. All links are below. As always, huge thanks to those that already do!

On to the game we go…

Players:

Brad from Quebec

Louis in Fall River

Jim from Detroit

Ted in Boston

Tony on the phone from parts unknown

Fred Jendren in Traffic

Sid Whittaker producing and playing in studio

Bdays:

Evel Knievel

George Wendt

Arthur Miller

Margot Kidder

Tom Poston

Jimmy Breslin

Jim Seals

Gary Puckett

Ancillary info:

It was Norms’ dad, Abe Nathan, bday 10/17/1895.

Commercials:

US Air Shuttle

Wee Tee Shoppe

Wittnauer Watches

Duplitron

Tony Floramo’s

Baby Gold Bond with Gwendolyn Jones of Ft. Lauderdale FL

Rich Chocolate Ovaltine

And a couple of post-game callers:

The enlightening Don

Sam from Allston who’s actually…Monadnock! Drugged, stained teeth, skin boils and broken bones

Ep 257, I’m a Fun Guy, ‘shrooms its way to your ears in 3, 2 & 1.

Here’s a show from the very next night based on last week’s episode! We have ourselves a NNS/DBG/NNS from October 13th, 1996, which I’ve titled: Hollywood Confusion and believe me, you’ll see why as you listen.

First, I’ll give you all the callers throughout the NNS parts and some other details:

Note: There will be Makeup and costume time before the DBG begins

Joe

Deena from Ontario

A Caller with the most random question ever

Foxy Lady from Hyde Park - She and Norm drop some truth bombs about losing a spouse 

Andy in Burlington with the world’s fastest call 

Todd from Woburn with the world’s most celebrity confused call

Anne in Lexington who’s had a very busy weekend 

Norm decides not to read the lottery or sports but teases upcoming guests Tim Walsh with TriBond and actress and animal lover Tippe Hedren.

And one weird WBZ Promo about winning airline tickets

DBG Time

Players:

Shaina McCorkey from traffic or maybe not or maybe so

Deena from Ontario is back

Addie in Everett…or maybe not or…

Betty from RI

Glen in Brighton or maybe not or maybe so

Tom Howie will NOT be playing, and I don’t blame him, as he tried to make sure they stayed on the air

Bdays:

Marie Osmond

Margaret Thatcher

Demond Wilson

Laraine Day

Art Garfunkel

Nancy Kerrigan

Kelly Preston

If you’d like to support the show, there are links below to do so. 

Ep 256, Celebrity Confusion, puzzles its way to your ears, now.

Geez-a-loo, the algorithm got fired up as we have added a lot of account holders around the world to our Vault of Silliness. Please keep liking and sharing and subscribing and commenting and keep the love going!

Thank you to every single one of you that has done so!

What a way to start the week when I opened the heavy door and was greeted by TWELVE new countries!

Soooooo, Hola to:

Argentina

Venezuela

Ecuador

Peru

And Uruguay

Ola to Brazil

As-salaam Alaykum to Morocco

Përshëndetje to Albania

Merhaba to Turkey

Assalamu Alaikum to Pakistan

Namaste to Nepal

And Halo to Indonesia

One of these days, not all in one episode mind you, I should list the cities all over the U.S. and Canada and give y’all some shout outs!

This episode hails from October 10th, 1996.

It’s a DBG I’ve titled: RadiOpera

Players:

Someone who won’t answer the phone

I’m on the hotline!

Jack Harte

Esther in Wan Amasa, NJ

Wayne from Boston

Joan in Salem, NH

Bdays:

Dick Gregory

Luciano Pavarotti

Susan Anton

Chris Wallace

Tony Kubek

Kirk Cameron

Which birthday or days will close out the game?

Sam Moore or

Adam Rich or

Jean Nidetch or will it be an event?

Ep 255, RadiOpera, serenades its way to your ears in 3,2 & 1.

Welcome back to NNVoS for Ep 254. We have gained some subscribers for which I’m grateful. If you listen, please subscribe and hit the bell icon to get notified when another episode drops from the Vault. Also, hit that thumbs up/like button. All that interaction really helps get this show out to a larger audience. Thank you just so darn much.

Today’s cassette is a two sided one because we have “The Dumb Quiz Show Musical Quiz Music Game” As Norm called it before Ed brought his legal team in and delivered an injunction to cease and desist and set forth the copyrighted, Swell Music Quiz. It’s from the all the way back from September 25th, 1992. I titled this one: Confusion Reigns Supreme (You’ll understand why as you listen).

The Panel:

Nahman

Ed Mullen

Jack Harte

I’m producing and maybe answering from the Master Control

And Darell Gould joins later!

Rules:

The rules are explained, forgotten, not followed and explained again.

Categories:

RnR

Big Bands & Jazz

Callers:

Tom in Worcester

David from Boston

Ted in Norton

Gary Francis The Ice Crean King

Bob from Fitchburg

Jaime in Worcester

Jan from Swampscott

Paul in Hyde Park

Scott from Lynn

Rick in Waltham

Mary from Roslindale

Mary in Kittery, ME – which, I should add here, supporters on Patreon got a preview of days before this show airs. You too can join that lucky group of listeners and get that exclusive content. I also share stories and photos that you can only get there. If you’re curious, the link is below. As well as links to a couple of other options as well.

And now back to our regularly scheduled content already in progress:

Sean from Lowell

Ted in Natick

Howard from Concord

Dennis in Framingham

Joe the Baker

Tom from Swampscott

Mike in Dorchester

Bill from Long Island, NY

Beth in Muskegon, MI

Mary from Worcester

Rick in Boston

Debbie from Wellesley

Brad in Detroit from a phone booth

Bob from Reading (Bob Bachelder!)

Karen in Boston

Commercials:

NE Pats Promo

That’s Amore TV Show?

Forever Plaid

The Newly Expanded WBZ News Staff

Ep 254, Confusion Reigns Supreme, confounds its way to your ears…now.